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Art Show "Please Touch" is Opening at the A/NT Gallery at the Seattle Center!

I'm thrilled to be a part of the Please Touch show which opened October 13, 2017 at the Mount Baker Neighborhood Center for the Arts (see MBNCA's Facebook page for more information)! The show is moving to the A/NT Gallery's Center Gallery and will open this coming Saturday, November 4th. The reception will be from 6-9pm. This show is special because all of the pieces were submitted with the specific purpose of being able to touch them (hence the name). It is a rare opportunity to be invited to feel (and even hold some) gallery artwork!

A picture of artist Rebecca Wachtman with her two pieces Welcome and Reclaimed Twice at the opening reception for the show "Please Touch"

The second sculpture is also made from reclaimed silk. However, this sculpture was originally a silk painting mounted on canvas. I wasn't pleased with the overall result of the painting being mounted on canvas so I reclaimed it from the canvas and then ended up using the painted silk to create a sculpture (hence the name Reclaimed Twice). Reclaimed Twice is now a 3-dimensional floral piece which is mounted on canvas so that it can be hung and viewed vertically rather than sitting on a horizontal surface. I hope you are able to attend this Saturday's opening, but if not - Please Touch will be available for viewing (and touching!) through the end of Thanksgiving Weekend. I hope to see you there!Rebecca

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